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A wall is filled with sticky notes for lean construction planning.

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Stuck on success: Why sticky notes still dominate construction planning

When I walk into a construction jobsite trailer or a planning Big Room, I see laptops, tablets, smartphones, large wall displays and … STICKY NOTES!...

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Team using Nialli Visual Planner

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4 things your construction planning software needs for better TTV

Digital construction planning teams today expect their software applications to be intuitive, efficient and valuable from day one. In my role as a...

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Nialli Visual Planner being used by a construction worker on a tablet

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5 tips to help your team navigate construction tech adoption

The construction industry has a reputation for being a laggard when it comes to digital adoption. Implementation of transformative technological...

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Construction worker using Nialli Visual Planner

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5 easy steps to start your organization’s digital transformation

The construction industry represents about 14% of the global economy. It’s one of the last industries left to adopt digitization. There has never...

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Four workers on the jobsite use digital tools and the Last Planner System

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Best of both worlds – digital in-room and distributed Last Planner

One of the fundamental tenets of Last Planner System® (LPS) is the ability for the team to congregate in a room and discuss challenges, make...

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Lean practitioners work together using Nialli Visual Planner

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Data capture and analysis – an essential tool for lean practitioners

The Last Planner System®, using sticky notes and analog boards, has been proven to be a incredibly effective method of managing construction...

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Digitizing pull planning – from dilemma to innovation

As so many practitioners know, implementation of the Last Planner System® (LPS) can lead to various benefits for a construction project, including...

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The analog process of pull planning, and the opportunity for digital transformation

The Last Planner System® (LPS) was first developed in the ’90s by Glenn Ballard and Greg Howell. Many practitioners have implemented LPS using analog...

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